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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
RUSSELL SAGE,S NEW CLOCK.
How 1t Came to Be Left in His Office,
and Other Paragraphs of Interest

How 1t Came to Be Left in His Office,
and Other Paragraphs of Interest.
A brand new clock stands ON the top of
Russell Sage's desk in Russell Sage's office in
the Manhattan building, at Broadway and
Rector street. 1t is one of those handsome
French affairs, fooled with gold lines, and
bears up into prominence bronze figure,
which in this particular case is a reproduc-
ton of the Statue of Liberty Now if there
is one thing Mr. Sage does not need in his
office it is clock. As he sits at his work he
can look straight out of the window and find
the clock of Old Trinity looking right at him,
although, of course, the hands of the clock
partially cover the face. But it looks down
and tells the time with silent eloquence.
And I know that Mr.. Sage consults it, so
mentioned the fact of the new clock with
little surprise.
"Oh, it was left here" said Mr. Sage with
smile. 'sA chap down on the street insisted
on leaving it."
''Not as collateral?" This was intended for
a joke. ..,5- a.
'No, no. I helped him little. He had 100
shares of Western Union when that excite
ment of last month was developed. He was
about wiped out, and the brokers were hound
ing him for more margin, which he did not
have to put up. He came to me, and told
him to have the brokers send the stock to my
ofhce-that I would take care of it. Well, I
carried it for him, and when the stock Jumped
up he sold out at profit He told me that
l had saved him from ruin, and he wanted to
give me something to mark his gratitude y
New York Mail and Express
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Cartoons in Colored Chalk. :

: There are perhaps dozen men in this city
who make living by getting up cartoons
s. for cigar stores and eating houses in colored
chalk. The figures on these pictures are gen
orally life size, executed in colored crayons
and portraying some subject of local inter-
5 est. leading politician is represented be-
fore and after lunching at such and such
restaurant, or in the act of executing a war
dance while smoking certain brand of
cigar. In some cases the portraits are very
good, though the manner of execution and
coloring are rude and faulty. The class of
men who do this kind of work are often very
well paid and find regular employment.
They are usually broken down artists or
those who have made failure in the legiti-
mate branches of art and still have banker
ing to use pencil and color In the holiday
season they reap the largest returns and are
able to make handsome sum of money for
the few weeks preceding Christmas. -New
York Journal.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
INTERESTING LETTER ABOUT s1Lo.
"BRANHAM FARM

BRANHAM FARM,rG
BUCHANAN. VA, Feb. S, 1887,
A. II. McCue, Esq.,. FSshersuiIe, Augusta
county. Va.:
My Dear Sir:-Yo our favor of 3rd inst.
duly received. Your questions as to the
proper method for building a silo. are in
teresting, and open up the question very
thoroughly. can only answer them by
my own experience, which was expert
mental on my part but which has fully
come up to my best hopes.
You ask: sis it best to build in the
ground or on top?" answer: All books
have read on the subject say build in or
at least partly in the ground, using tight
walls or cement, either concrete or stone
or brick; some have used plank lining.
soon found the whole secret was an air
tight receptacle for the cut corn. and I
therefore began to think the digging and
going under ground was useless expense.
took the rear end of my carriage house,
laid down stills, and put on aoor of inch
pine plank simply matched, not even
tongued and grooved. l then boarded up
the sides in like manner. When this was
done went over it again putting down
second floor and second set of sides of
same kind of plank, and put on in the
same way, only made each plank break
or cover JOINT of plank below it thus:
i All + h q.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Novelties in Jewelry.

Knots OF platinum and gold, heavily
chased or in contrasted finish, are one of
the leading styles in sleeve buttons.
The chased horseshoe or wreath, COM
bined with enamel flowers, is appropriate
ly used in earrings as well as pins
A line of fancy stone earrings, including
opals, sapphjres and similar stones, set
very plainly, is being made this season.
The chased knot earring has been well
received this season, the knots resembling
those which are most approved in pins,
The crescent in vermicelli finish. set
with diamonds and having small dia-
mond star on one of its horns. is seen both
10 pins and earrings.
The double strand coil bracelet is now
appearing in beautiful styles, the varied
finish of the two strands affording a wide
range of contrast.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Senator Stanford Does Not Insure.

Manning Logan has secured the agency for
a company whose business it is to insure the
lives of horses, and is doing pretty well with
it. There is a good deal of fine stock in
Washington, but the man who has the most
and the best never insures. This is Senator
Stanford. He does not even insure his
houses, and hasn't such thing as an insur-
ance policy among all his papers. He says
that he would patronize a company that
would agree to replace what is lost or de-
stroyed, but he does not want money guaran-
tees. Everything he has is of more value to
him than to any one else, and if money can
replace what he loses, he has it. If lost
article cannot be replaced he wants no one to
compensate him for its loss.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
U Sc THE B E S T.!
5? QN;Eb RAK;ER' 5
PREPARATIONS.
BE CAREFUL, MOTHERS.

BE CAhEE UL, MOIhEho
Some Worm Medicines kill worms, also the child.
Give your little ones Stonebraker's Worm Syrup;
purely Vegetable, and endorsed by every class and
profession at the best remedy known In constant
demand fol nearly 50 years. Price, Is cents
HOUSE WIVES.
What will become of the poor tired, OverwOrked
broken down men and women of this age? Well II
you will listen moment we will tell you they will
eventually die; so will we all. But many have and
many will cure the maladieS they now suffer with
and prolong their lives by the timely use OF stone
braker's Blood and Liver COrrector. II brings back
the fresh ruddy glow of youth to the shriveled
cheeks. the uster of health to the eye. and gives
not yet ready for the grave Sold IN all the Drug
Stores and by dealers generally at ST per bottle.
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
Experimenting with Plasters. Oils ETC.: but for
Backache, or any bodily pain, use Stonebraker,s
Liniment. In constant use Al years, and the de-
mand greater to-day than ever Price 70 cents.
STONEBRAKER'S COUGH SYRUP
Stonebraker's Cough Syrup has attained degree
of excelency far beyond any other preparations OF
the kind in the world, simply because it cures
Coughs, Colds Hoarseness and all Lung troubles.
% cents. Established 1S49.
STUNEBRAKER'S HOG POWDERS.
Not one of my customers lost hog from hog
cholera lalthough they died all around them) that
used hog may VIZ BRSoE
Wytheville, Va, December, 1856
Don't wait until summer, but get StOnebraker's
hog Powders now; this is the very time to teed
them to your hogs-they prevent as well as cure
You know that Stonebraker's preparations are as
GOOD as gold, then don't delay but ask any mer-
chant for Stonebraker's Hog Powders and take no
other. Is cents.
sToNEBRAKFRs CHICKEN POWDERS.
Stonebraker's Chicken Powders makes the hens
law prevent and all diseases which the feath-
cred tribe are liable to- 81 years in constant demand
they are the only Chicken Powders in the world,
There are many limitations called chicken food,
&c, but Stonebraker's Chicken Powders are the
old reliable Now is the time to use them. The
colder the weather the more good they will do
your poultry
THE HORSE.
Courageous in battle, dOcile in peace he is rea lily
mans most useful and faithful friend He has been
closely allied and prominently identified with all
our enterprises and interests from time lmmemo-
rial. His noble beauty and gallant manners max maxi
him the most be- utiful of all Gods four-f0oted
creatures His services in the advancement OF
civilization should endear him to the heart OF all
who love liberty and justice His life and health is
solely dependent upon the mercy and compassion
at his owner, and though sometimes cruelty beaten
and shamefully starved, he endnres without ~
murmur vet recognizes the hand that shows MIN
1nercv His patience forbearance, fidelity and
gentleneSS convince us that he appreciates our
Kindness and is more submissive than our own
children.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Daily Papers in Japan.

Toxic, the capital of Japan, has over twenty
daily newspapers. Most of them are of four
pages, but some of them have eight. The
Conservative, Liberal and Radical parties
each have their organs, and several papers
are run in the interests of the Christians,
toward whom the Liberals incline. Six of
the papers are published in -EngIsh.-New
York Graphic.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Electric Formulation Lock.

A new electric Formulation safe lock, says
contemporary, has just been brought out
by Chicagoan which differs materially from
all other safe locks in the fact that there is no
orifce to speak of in the door of the safe.
The dial has no connection in this invention,
except by electric wires, with the body of the
safe, and may lie on the cashiers desk or re-
pose securely in his home, free from any VIC
lence of the burglars hammer. - Public
Opinion
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
An Old Superstition.

A Georgia newspaper says that it used to
be the belief among the people that if one
built house and finished its he would not
live long; but if he left any part incomplete,
he would live until it was completed 1t says
that when Governor Wilson Lumlin CON
structed the stone mansion on the hill over
looking the cemetery at Athens he left one
window unfinished, and it so remains until
to-day.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
How to Pronounce "roboeaan

: How do you Pronounce s$.ssss...
of toboggan? That's the gu. u II zof ~ ID 50
answer, pretty girl looking ike1n Esquimauz ].
angel in your knowing outfit. If you make =
it rhyme with jog, prepare to have your
Canadian cousins laugh at you... They pro-
nounce the 20" like the SOP in asol," that is to
say, as the down easter gives it in "c1ose" and
"most" By the way, the costumes prepared
for the toboggan slides look more as if de- !.
signed to be worn at the Russian ice towers.
The richest of heavy cloth, heavily trimmed
with fur and fur trimmed caps, make one
think of the Neva, not of the st. Lawrence.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
A Harvest Experiment.

Sonoma, CAL, farmers have experimental
with white men and Indians during the har-
vest season, to the exclusion of Cinnamon,
and are well satisfied with the result The
cost to the farmers amounted to considerable
more, but the crops were harvested SO much
better that they are satisfied the increased
expense pays them in the end.-Chicagc
Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Oldest Person in France.

The Oldest person in France, perhaps ir
the world, is said to be woman who lives ir
the village of Auberive, in Royans. She
was born March6, 1851, and is therefore 12s
years old. The authentic record of her birth
is to be found in the parish register of St.
Just de Claix, in the department. of the 1seres
Scientific American. ~.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
Liver, Blood. and Lunus.

If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have
sallow color of skin, or yellowish- brown spots
on face or body, frequent headache or dizzi-
chills, alternating with hot f1ushes, low spirits
and gloomy forebodings, irregular appetite,
and coated tongue, you are suffering from
LiVeT, or ssBiii ousness.'' In many
cases only part of these symptoms are expe-
rienced. As a remedy for all such cases,
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
cOvery is unsurpassed.
For weak Lungs, Splitting of
Blood, ShOrtness of Breath, Bron-
kindred affections, it is an efficient remedy.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, at $1.0O, or SIX
BATTLES for $500.
Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. Pierce's
book on Consumption. Address,
worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc
citation, 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. Y.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
/. ]Reagar.
Two Loves.

= y " i +3 -
The woman he loved, while he;dreamed Of her.
Danced on till the stars grew dim;
But alone with her Heart. from the world apart, Z
Sat the woman who loved him.
The woman he worshipped only smiled ~ -
When he poured out his passionate love
While the other somewhere kissed her treasure
most rare af af.@ IA EE8kE
A book he had touched with his glove, s
The woman he loved betrayed his trust, -s =
And he wore the scars thro' life: 80 -
Andhe cared not, nor knew, that the other was
true, z tss ssf = g-ssss
But no man called her wife. | ~ss-'t r.
fr-s.-t a.
The woman he loved trod festal halls
While they sang his funeral hymn; a
But the sad bells tolled ere the year was old
Ger the woman who loYed him.
--~ - Ella Wheeler Wilcor.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04

CURES ALL HUMORs,

from common FslotcIa, or Eruption,
to the worst ScrOfuIa. Salt rheum,
g Fever sores,o ScaIy or Rough
Skin, in short, all diseases caused by bad
blood are conquered by this powerful puri-
) flying, and invigorating medicine. Great
ngrl influence. Especially has it manifested
, its poteney,in curing letter, Rose Rash,
BoiIs, Carbuneles, Sore Eyes, Scrof-.-
uIOus Sores and Swel1ingss Hip
Joint Disease, white SWellings,
Goitre, or Tbi ck Neck, and Enlarged
Glands. Send ten cents in stamps for a
large treatise, with colored plates, on Skin
Diseases, or the same amount, for treatise
on Scrofulous Affections
STHE BLOOD rs THE LIFE.ss
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DIR. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion. a fair skin, buOyant spir-
oDd al ct OFT will bp asta TliChpd
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-03-04
CONSUMPTION,

which is ScrOfuIa of the Lungs, is ar
rested and cured by this remedy, if taken be-
fore the last stages of the disease are reached.
From its marvellous power over this terribly
celebrated remedy to the public, DR.. PIERCE
thought seriously of calling it his Soon
sumption Cure,'' but abandoned that
from its wonderful combination of tonic or
strengthening, Alternative, or blood-cIeansing,
anti-bilious, pectoral, and nutritive proper
ties, is unequaled, not only as remedy for
consumption, but for all Chronic Dis
Of fba
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM LIFE.
been hearing about a duel. Boulangei's
crime seems to be that he innovated upon
tradition. For sixteen years his predecessors
had devoted themselves to the humdrum OF
red tape, which as legitimate consequence
gathered about the war department collec-
ton of "dead heads" heavy enough to break
up any government. Boulanger upset all
this He put life into his department and
swept out decay.
Boulanger is the idol of the people, the ter
ror of the aristocrats His detractors ask what
he has ever done to merit this enthusiasm.
They say he has never displayed his military
capacities, as he was only captain ct the be-
ginning of the Franco-P Prussian war, field
officer at its close, and since then his services
have been confined to Africa. Why, then.
should he be considered Caesar or Ma
poleon? But his worst detractors cannot deny
that he has talent for organization, the one
indispensable requisite for minister of war.
Without doubt this military hero, guiltless
of blood, has won the sympathy and conf
dence of the French people, because he has
raised their self confidence and really
strengthened the nations backbone. Medi-
ocrities feel his superiority and fear he will
turn them into outer darkness.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01
THE NOW THEN.

totally blind, and yet famous designer, and
her owner is Norman L. Munro, of the same
state, whose steam yacht Henrietta at
tracted so much attention last year. On ono
occasion the Now Then left Newport with
Mr.. Herreshoff, Mr.. and Mrs. Munro and
their son on board, and made the run to New
York city in seven hours and six minutes,
though meeting all the eastgoing sound steam
ers and riding their waves. In this respect
the yacht is really wonder, as she sklps
lightly over the waves and seems to lose no
speed whatever in the process In coming
through Hell Gate she reached the wonderful
speed of twenty-eight miles per hour. The
Now Then is 81 feet long on the water line,
S5 feet over all, with 10 feet beam, and
draws feet inches of water. She has
flush deck of red cedar, with trimmings or
red cherry, and is finished throughout in
equally elegant style. She carries two masts,
fore and aft, schooner rig, with low pilot
house and polished brass smokestack. The
bow is very long and sharp, with clipper
overhang, and the stern is peculiarly de-
signed to prevent deep immersion, the upper
part running outward some distance like the
bow of steam ram, with the propeller wheel
under the projection. The engines are OF the
triple expansion type, and the boilers can
bear pressure of $50 pounds The cabin Is
nicely fitted up. and the yacht can be pre-
pared for a long cruise. The owner amused
himself on the way to Long Branch by out
running the big steamer st. Johns, which
runs between New York and Sandy Hook at
speed of eighteen miles an hour, also dis
tancing the steam yacht Pickett and the
steamer Albertina. Twenty miles were made
In fifty minutes much of the time over
the swels of large steamers. The owner Is
now ready to race with any steam yacht In
America, and give distance.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01
HIS DEPTH OF WOE.

Och. Kittie, I love ye, an faith can't mend it,
Yer lips are so rosy, your eyes are so blue;
With a smile that's so roguish-the saints all de-
fend it!
That if l am ravin', the fault is wild you.
Ye chide me an frown, yet meself it is thinkin',
More angry ye'd be wild me were l to go;
Sure, Kittie me heart like stone would be
sinkin',
If thought that wild more than yer lips ye
said no.
Then out on ye foolin', me daTlin', nor taze me;
But end this suspinse if ye value me life
In coorse there is many another could plaze me,
And make, like yerself, me true, lovin' wife.
Don't fash wild yer two eyes, I didn't quite name
it
Though the truth it's the same, an the devil
say no
Thin come to my arrums-och, must / explain
Me socks are all out at the heel an the toe.
There's the pig, the poor darlin', an sure he is
failin',
Wild groann' an moanin'-begob it's a sini
From mornin' till night the swate craythur is
wan'
An no one to carry his shwill to the pin.
Thin come to me shanty, l beg of yez, Kittie;
Say yis, an wild joy I'll be dancin' jig;
II not for meself in yer heart We take pity,
Och, Kitte, remember the woes of me pigi
&C. II. Turner in Binghamton Republican.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01

tered the navy in 1EoK0E W. MELVLLE'
July, 1861, as a third assistant engineer. He
served on various war ships during the rebel
lion and was promoted TO the grade of second
assistant engineer in 1862. At the close Of
the war he became first assistant and was
senior engineer of the Tigress, which went to
the Arctic regions in search of Buddington's
party, of the Polars. He next saw service
as chief engineer of the i'll fated Jeanette
expedition, most of whose members were lost
in the Lena Delta. In 1884 he again visited
the Arctic regions as chief engineer of the
flagship Thetis, of the Greely relief expedi-
tion. Since that time he has been on shore
duty, and now takes command of one Of the
most important bureaus OF the navy depart
ment.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01

formed of the results west of them before
their own observations can begin.
As an eclipse always travels from
west to east the utility of the arrangement in
the present case is evident. In Japan the
time of the eclipse this year is two hours
later than western Siberia.
The shadow of the moon will first be family
observable at Berlin early in the morning;
eastward from that point it will rapidly be-
come a total eclipse, and traversing Russia
and Siberia will reach the Sea of Japan a
little south Of Vladivostock, near latitude "A
degs, from which point it will diverge to the
southeast and cross the Pacific 1000 miles
east of Japan. 1t will thus cross the main
island of Japan, and in Toxic the observers
will see it almost total. The longest duration
of the total eclipse will be at Lake Baikal-
within fraction of four minutes. and thence
to the terminal point the time will lessen to
three minutes. The longest total eclipse
observed during this century Tin India twenty
years ago. lasted but six minutes; so it will
be plain that quick work must be done, with
all the instruments placed and in perfect or
der. The principal task of the scientific OBJ
servers will consist of photographing; for it
is greatly to be desired that there should be
as many views as possible of the suns corona,
showing as a sort of luminous ring around
the dark body of the moon, as important
questions in regard to the suns atmosphere
depend upon it. We present herewith an ex-
act picture of the instrument with which the
photograrhing is DONE
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1887-09-01

he popped his head cautiously inside of our
sanctum door, just as we were starting out
on an important leading article, and mentally
cursing the innate perversity of stubborn
steel pen and bottle Of limpid, mucilagin-
Gus, mud colored ink.
sDon't want no lead pencils today, do
you7" he equivocally sang out
"Come in, my man." was our encouraging
response; "let's look at 'em; what do they
cost?n
"Ten cents q Dozen" was the answer In q
seductive, persuasive tone of voice.
After paving for our purchase, we eau
tiously inquired:
"Do you think they'll write?"
The vender of confined plumbago shrugged
his shoulders and made truthful response:
"The pencils look good enough, but you GER
tainly couldn't expect them to write at that
price. ."-Pretzel's Sunday National.